Feehery Theory Podcast

135 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings

The Feehery Theory Podcast: A weekly download on the policy, politics, and optics of Donald Trump's Washington D.C. The partners of lobbying firm EFB Advocacy - John Feehery, John Easton, and Adam Belmar -- offer their insider's perspective on top stories of the day. John Feehery is a legendary Congressional Republican Press Secretary, Communications Director and Speech Writer. John Easton is a veteran Republican Strategist, Campaign Manager and Chief of Staff to two United States Senators. Adam Belmar is a former communications advisor to President George W. Bush and an award-winning network television news producer.

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Florida the 13th

June 05, 2020 01:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

A conversation with Amanda Makki the Republican candidate for Congress in Florida's 13 Congressional District.

Making America Great Again

May 29, 2020 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB

An interview with Mercedes Schlapp of the Trump 2020 re-election campaign.

Battleground Jersey

May 21, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

Feehery Theory Podcast: Battleground Jersey. Inside the race for New Jersey's 11th Congressional District with the Republican candidate Rosemary Becchi. #NJ11 #UnlockNewJersey

Pelosi Cares Two

May 14, 2020 21:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB

Pelosi Cares Two. As House Democrats prepare to vote on a $3 Trillion Covid-19 recovery bill, Republicans plan on voting no.

November Is Coming

April 30, 2020 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB

Little is predictable these days. But come November 3rd American’s will cast their ballots. This episode of the podcast is focused on how exactly campaigns are leveraging #AI this cycle. Our guest is Glenn Parham, CEO of a republican-focused tech startup called Pundit Analytics.

Protest

April 23, 2020 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MB

Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, and across the country, citizens are gathering, in person, and in cars, to protest the often draconian efforts to keep them safe. We talk about the politics of protest.

A Brave New World

April 16, 2020 20:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

We are at war with a virus. But we are also at war with fear, a failing economy, and a global supply system that makes America vulnerable. I am joined by John McElligot, CEO of York Exponential and a great friend of the Feehery Theory.

Marshall Plan for Main Street

April 09, 2020 01:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce predicts that one out of every four small businesses will permanently go out of business because of #COVID-19. We need a Marshall Plan for Main Street.

Meltdown

April 02, 2020 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.9 MB

What happens in Washington when a black swan hits? How do you lobby when your business is struggling to stay in business because of an event that nobody could have predicted? I am joined by Michele Lieber, President of Bluepoint DC and a master strategist on how to navigate the worlds between corporate America and Washington D.C.

Pandemic!

March 26, 2020 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

Pandemic! The world shuts down. The stock market crashes. Cases of Covid 19 skyrocket. Hospitals are overwhelmed. And the search for ventilators, PPE’s and toilet paper continue. How bad is it right now? Is that going to be enough? The President has been an optimist in chief. The press has nailed him for it. But don’t we need some optimism when we go to war?

Happy St. Patrick's Day?

March 17, 2020 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB

Chris Swonger President and CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council of The United States joins the podcast for an appropriately socially distanced conversation about the new normal of COVID19 and the state of the distilled spirits industry.

Irish Insight

March 14, 2020 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MB

A conversation with Paddy Harte, Chairman of the International Fund for Ireland (IFI). Show host John Feehery, appointed by the Trump Administration to serve as a U.S. observer at the IFI, is a partner at EFB Advocacy in Washington D.C. The United States of America, the European Union, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are represented by their international observers at meetings of the IFI Board. https://www.internationalfundforireland.com/

Bernie vs. Biden

March 05, 2020 23:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MB

Super Tuesday brings a super surprise. Joe Biden sweeps the southern states. Bernie Sanders wins California. Bloomberg, Buttigieg, Amy and Warren drop out. Is anyone not surprised by the resurrection of Joe Biden?

Panic at the disco

February 28, 2020 22:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB

Coronavirus sweeps the globe, spooks the markets and draws the ire of President Trump.

Donald Trump and the art of the digital political campaign

February 20, 2020 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

Eric Wilson is a master digital campaign strategist. He’s worked for some of the best in the business, including Marco Rubio, Ed Gillespie, and the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. Eric joins the show to discuss the latest in campaign innovations.

Lobbying in the digital age

February 13, 2020 22:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MB

Michele Lieber of BluePoint DC joins the podcast this week to discuss lobbying in the digital age.

She Said / She Said

February 06, 2020 20:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MB

Laura Cox Kaplan is the creator of the groundbreaking podcast She said/She said, where she interviews her peers, some of the most successful women in business, politics, and society, to find out what makes them tick. Laura was a top advisor to several influential US Senators and to the Treasury Secretary before becoming a partner in one of the top accounting firms in the world.

Move On

January 30, 2020 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB

How will the country move on after the Senate acquits Donald Trump?

Trial by Senate

January 16, 2020 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

How will Mitch McConnell finish what Nancy Pelosi started? Will this be a long trial or will we be done by the start of February?

War and Peace?

January 09, 2020 22:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB

War and Peace? Was killing Qasem Soleimani a good idea or a bad idea for Donald Trump and for the American people?

War and Peace?

January 09, 2020 22:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB

War and Peace? Was killing Qasem Soleimani a good idea or a bad idea for Donald Trump and for the American people?

One Hell of a Year

December 23, 2019 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

The 2019 year-in-review episode of the Feehery Theory Podcast. Favorite guests and lines from the year that was.

Fake News or Freedom of Speech?

November 29, 2019 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MB

Inside the new rules for political ads on Google, Facebook, and Twitter with social media strategist Jacqueline Plunkett.

Google: Fake News or Freedom of Speech?

November 29, 2019 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MB

Inside the new rules for political ads on Google, Facebook, and Twitter with social media strategist Jacqueline Plunkett.

Impeachment Show Trial

November 22, 2019 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

Is the impeachment show trial moving the needle? Special guest: Luis Alvarado.

Show Trial

November 22, 2019 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

Is the impeachment show trial moving the needle? Special guest: Luis Alvarado.

Trick or Treat?

October 31, 2019 19:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

Is this impeachment resolution a trick or a treat for Congressional Democrats?

Impeachment Resolution, Trick or Treat?

October 31, 2019 19:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

Is this impeachment resolution a trick or a treat for Congressional Democrats?

Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot.

October 24, 2019 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MB

Chris Swonger and Frank Coleman of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States join the podcast for a briefing on how Trump administration tariffs are hurting America's spirits industry.

Congress at work

October 17, 2019 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB

Can Congress accomplish important work despite the impeachment inquiry? We're joined on the podcast by the Associate Vice-Chancellor for Federal Relations for the University of Kansas, Jack Cline.

Trump on Trial

October 09, 2019 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

Trump on trial. Is the President winning or losing in the court of public opinion? Full show transcript: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/FF-jW0llXFqxNGEcTm0M9-ehzAkaIPpTFKgXfctcGQqSbd5hFhyFR_g5PhrXDZsqBxo1Cx5J-CFQ7ULWEGWVRooQNhs?loadFrom=SharedLink

Revenge of the Deep State

October 03, 2019 20:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

DC's top PR mavens - The Bass Sisters - join the podcast to talk impeachment, Trump and the Deep State.

Ready to rumble?

September 19, 2019 20:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

War and Trump. Are we ready to rumble with Iran?

Bolton Bolts

September 12, 2019 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

Bolton bolts. Or was he fired? Trump tires of another National Security Advisor. What are the politics behind the latest shakeup at the White House?

Trump vs Warren

September 05, 2019 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

Trump vs Warren. Is this the Democrat that the Democrats want? If Warren gets it, how will Trump beat her? If Warren gets it, how will she beat Trump? We talk Trump and Warren.

Trump vs. China

August 29, 2019 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB

Trade War! It’s Trump vs. China. Can the President beat the Chinese with his unusual tactics? And what do the voters think? We talk the politics of the trade war and more.

Politics of Summer

August 01, 2019 17:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MB

The Fed eases the money supply. Congress avoids a debt limit crisis. And Washington takes a break for the August recess.

The Great Distraction

July 25, 2019 18:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

As the media focuses on Robert Mueller, Congress and the President reach an historic spending agreement. Are conservatives too distracted to defeat this spending binge? We talk the politics of political distraction.

Trump vs the Squad

July 19, 2019 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB

Trump vs the Squad. Did his tweet go too far? Can he walk it back? And who is the face of the Democratic Party anyway?

Trump & the Debt Clock

July 11, 2019 20:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB

Will Congress and the White House ever agree on a budget plan? We talk the politics of deficit spending.

Monster Trump Jam

June 20, 2019 01:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB

The President gets his campaign off to a hot start. Is he going to roll over his opposition? Or is this going to be one helluva demolition derby?

State of the Race for the White House

June 13, 2019 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

Democrats get ready for their first debate while Donald Trump says he is leading the polls. Is the President beatable?

State of the Race for the White House

June 13, 2019 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

Democrats get ready for their first debate while Donald Trump says he is leading the polls. Is the President beatable?

Trump vs. Mexico

June 06, 2019 17:00 - 16 minutes - 7.61 MB

Does anybody win? Does everybody lose? We talk the politics of immigration, tariffs, and trade.

Mueller Time

May 31, 2019 21:00 - 21 minutes - 9.96 MB

Mueller Time. Is this the straw that breaks Nancy Pelosi’s back? Can she resist impeachment? Can the Democrats help themselves?

Contempt

May 09, 2019 21:00 - 18 minutes - 8.63 MB

The epic clash between the Trump Administration and Congress. Who wins? Who loses? What’s the endgame?

Communicating in the Age of Trump

May 02, 2019 21:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MB

How do Republicans get a word in edge-wise? We ask our special guest Antonia Ferrier of Definers Public Affairs. Antonia has served as a communications advisor over the last 15 years to U.S. Senators Bill Frist, John Boehner, Roy Blunt, Olympia Snowe, Orin Hatch, and Mitch McConnell.

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